10 years. 10 YEARS! A decade! I mean, a ten-year-old, that’s already a pretty big kid, right? All the more when it’s a 10-year-old who literally grew up online. And I’d say we’ve all raised it quite well.
After a year and half in the blog-sphere practice stage (2005 – 2007), that some of you might still recall, I finally opened SimplePlan.cz on August 13th 2007 as a full-fledged website, available in two separate languages (English and Czech). And 10 years on, it is still here, sprawn across all the social media you can think of and with 10 years of experience and overall Simple Plan-knowledge on its back.
Websites come and go. Sadly, we’ve had to say goodbye to a lot of great Simple Plan fansites over the years, but somehow, the dedication of the Simple Plan fans and their eagerness to know more about their favorite band and to help contribute to their online support, has helped SimplePlan.cz to stay on the scene and help spread the good word about this Canadian band we all here love. As of right now, SimplePlan.cz is the longest continuously-running Simple Plan fansite in the band’s history. You know, no line-up changes, no breaks and all that (… it’s as if I heard all that somewhere before… :))
All previous designs of SimplePlan.cz from 2007 to 2017 [click to view in full]
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every single person who has supported this website, sent in tips, photos, videos or helped out with the translations over the past 10 years – your help has always been extremely appreciated. I’ve always believed that when fans get together, their united strength can create something wonderful – and you helped me prove that right. And I can’t forget all the SP.cz pin-wearers, who’ve just been tremendous in spreading the word about this website just by wearing a pin! The pin project started a little over a year ago and we’re already on our second batch of pins. Can’t wait to hand out more of these little badges to more of you in the upcoming months!
But of course, none of this would ever be possible without the incredible support of the members of Simple Plan. Chuck, Jeff, Pierre, David and Seb – you guys are my rock. Not only your acknowledgments, but also your own continuous no-stopping attitude give me the strength to move forward. Thank you for your kindness, your talks and your never-lasting willingness to answer my (sometimes annoying) questions. I love you guys very much. It’s been a pleasure to support you online for all those years and I will be proud to continue to do so in the future. Very big thanks also goes specifically to Sim, Fred and the whole Coalition team for all their support of the website – thanks so much for everything.
Here’s to another 10 years!
P.S. Today, we are celebrating this anniversary with another SP fans meet-up in Prague! Make sure to follow our Instagram Stories to see what we’re up to with the local fans :)
